Posts Tagged ‘overdose’
Rehoboth Beach Death Investigation Updates
EMS crews and Rehoboth Beach police responded to the ocean block of Olive Avenue around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 21, for a woman reported in cardiac arrest. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Rehoboth Beach police along with investigators from the Division of Forensic Science and Delaware State Police assisted with the investigation into…
Read MoreSat. Apr. 30th Is Drug Take-Back Day
Overdoses continue to claim lives: Delaware health officials said suspected overdose deaths rose by 15% in 2021.Expired or unused medications around the house could get into the wrong hands, and the 22nd DEA TakeBack Day is an opportunity to safely dispose of meds. Many local police departments will be open to accept unwanted medications –…
Read MoreWicomico Co. Addresses Addiction, Overdose Challenges
Wicomico County is staying vigilant in its efforts to address the opioid epidemic, as local overdose numbers rise.The local health department, the Opioid Intervention Team, elected officials and members of law enforcement and emergency services recently met for a strategy session. 鈥淎lthough we cannot be sure what has specifically contributed to the increase in overdoses…
Read More100,000+ Have Been Referred Through Del. Treatment & Referral Network
Prescription Drug Takeback Day Is Saturday
Old, expired and unused medications can be safely disposed of during the 21st Prescription Drug Take-Back Day this Saturday. Numerous law enforcement agencies are taking part in the twice-yearly event. According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, last April in Delaware more than 5,100 pounds of medications were collected at 25 locations. The chief purpose of…
Read MoreDel. Prison Inmate Dies Following Overdose
An inmate at Delaware’s largest prison has died following an overdose. According to the Department of Correction, 35-year-old Travis Jones and another 35-year-old male inmate were found unresponsive in their housing unit at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center Monday. Correctional officers and medical staff administered CPR and Naloxone. Jones died in a hospital Wednesday. The…
Read MoreLewes Man Arrested For 5th DUI Offense
A Lewes man has been arrested for his fifth offense DUI and drug-related charges. According to Delaware State Police, troopers responded to a report of a man who was passed out in a vehicle with a syringe in his arm in the parking lot of Walmart on Rehoboth Beach Boulevard Saturday night. He had driven…
Read MoreDel. Introduces Recovery Referral Portal
Delawareans in search of information and resources about substance use disorder or mental health treatment can find it through a new online platform. The Delaware Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health worked with a national technology company to develop the online Behavioral Health Referral Portal. Features include a self-assessment tool, a searchable database of…
Read MoreMilford Man Charged in Domestic Incident
A Milford man has been charged after a domestic incident Friday night. Delaware State Police were called to the area of Cedar Creek Road and Heritage Road in Lincoln for a stabbing in a vehicle. Police found the vehicle and contacted the 40 year old female victim from Milford with cuts to her head and…
Read MoreNaloxone Distribution, Training Offered In Seaford
Man Found Dead in Dewey from Suspected Heroin Overdose
A man was discovered dead in an apartment above this shopping center in Dewey Beach on Dagsworthy Street this past Friday. The 34-year-old man was found by his friend around 3:30 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The police and medical examiner are investigating. Sgt. Clifford Dempsey, police spokesman, says so far this…
Read MoreState holds Narcan training event in Millsboro
Following four overdose deaths in Sussex County over Labor Day Weekend, the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is holding a Community Naloxone (Narcan) Training and Distribution event in Millsboro. DPH will distribute free naloxone kits to members of the public from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Millsboro Fire Company, 109 East State St.,…
Read MoreString of overdose deaths in Sussex County over Labor Day Weekend
State health officials are issuing a warning after a string of overdose deaths occurred in Sussex County over Labor Day Weekend. Health and public safety officials are urging people in active use of heroin or other opioids and their families to seek immediate treatment and to acquire the overdose-reversing medication naloxone in the wake of…
Read MoreDelaware Officials to Distribute Overdose-Reversing Medication
Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) officials have announced they are distributing free kits of naloxone, the medication that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. DPH says they will be giving away the kits in all three counties, starting with an event on Saturday, March 2nd in New Castle. Later events likely in…
Read MoreHarrington Man Charged After OD
A Harrington man has been arrested after on he overdosed.聽 Harrington Police say EMS and police responded to a report of an overdose on Fleming Street.聽 Police found 58 year old Charles Reynolds unresponsive.聽 Narcan was administered and Reynolds regained consciousness and was taken to a local hospital.聽 Police learned that when Reynolds OD鈥檇 he…
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